"'Twas not that I thought you could, Lady Ashe. Regardless of your condition, I am quite sure you would not harm Lord Larsa." He looked the woman over without even a hint of criticism. In fact, he was rather like his brother in this current moment. "'Tis but orders from Lord Vayne, and I am powerless to disobey."

Indeed, Noah knew just how dangerous it could be to betray Vayne. He knew that all too well. "Lord Larsa, I would humbly ask of you to make any rendezvous with the Lady Ashe not as public." There was a slight spark of mischief in his gaze, as he had indeed aided Larsa quite a few times in his childhood to escape the clutches of Vayne and the Senate to continue his work for peace. More or less, Gabranth was a double agent, playing the brothers off each other.